同胞 tóngbāo▶ Compatriota

Stroke order

同胞 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 同 — 6 strokes
• 胞 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. born of the same parents
2. sibling
3. fellow citizen
4. compatriot

Related words

• 同志camarada
• 细胞Células
• 连同junto con
• 双胞胎Pezuñas de caballo
• 合同contrato
• 胡同Hutong

同胞 is pronounced tóngbāo and means “Compatriota”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 同胞 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.